Preferred Name |
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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Synonyms |
Corticotrophin Corticotropin (1-39) |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000006478 |
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altLabel |
Corticotrophin Adrenocorticotropin 1-39 ACTH Corticotrophin (1-39) ACTH (1-39) Adrenocorticotropic Hormone ACTH Corticotropin Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone Corticotropin (1-39) |
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cui |
C0001655 |
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Ingredient of |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000146845 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000153140 |
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MESH DEFINITION |
An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the ADRENAL CORTEX and its production of CORTICOSTEROIDS. ACTH is a 39-amino acid polypeptide of which the N-terminal 24-amino acid segment is identical in all species and contains the adrenocorticotrophic activity. Upon further tissue-specific processing, ACTH can yield ALPHA-MSH and corticotrophin-like intermediate lobe peptide (CLIP). |
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MESH DUI |
D000324 |
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MeSH name |
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone |
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MESH UI |
M0000499 |
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NDFRT kind |
INGREDIENT_KIND |
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notation |
N0000006478 |
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NUI |
N0000006478 |
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prefLabel |
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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tui |
T125 T116 T121 |
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subClassOf |